Master Amateurs
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Product Details
Publisher: Basalt Books
Release Date: October 16, 2019
Formats: Hardcover, Paperback, Ebook
ISBN: HC: 978-1-7330734-1-7; PB: 978-1-7330734-0-0; EB: 978-1-7330734-2-4
Trim: 5.5 x 8.5
Page Count: 246
How Nonprofessionals are Poised to Dominate the Future of Work
Kira Asatryan
What do Leonardo da Vinci and Benjamin Franklin have in common with a grassroots activist, a citizen journalist, a civil rights lawyer turned drag queen, and a Wall Street VP by day, Grammy-winning musician by night? Each of these individuals is a master amateur.
These days, self-taught innovators are rocketing past professionals in the race to define the future of work. Adaptable and resilient, these independent learners have mastered amateurism—the art of doing what one is not trained or qualified to do. As technology evolves and knowledge grows decentralized, master amateurs are cultivating the strengths of survivability and prosperity despite repeatedly starting from scratch.
As the era of the life-long career comes to an end, Master Amateurs outlines the skills and habits necessary to achieve success in the modern economy and empowers people to eschew traditional career paths in favor of self-made vocations. Using the true-life stories of contemporary and historical master amateurs, Kira Asatryan demonstrates that the workforce of the twenty-first century will be led by scrappy hustlers who fearlessly tackle that which they don’t know how to do, by just doing it.
About the Author
Kira Asatryan is a contributor to Time and authors the popular Psychology Today blog “The Art of Closeness,” which has garnered over three million views. She is the author of Stop Being Lonely: Three Simple Steps to Developing Close Friendships and Deep Relationships—a finalist for the 2016 Books for a Better Life award and an Amazon #1 New Release. Before writing her first book, Kira worked for ten years in digital marketing for Silicon Valley startups. She is also a certified relationship coach, an aspiring gemologist, and a consummate master amateur.